Pacquiao launches Manny Pay to boost digital payments

Source: Philstar.com
Published on: 2025-10-31 16:28

MANILA, Philippines -- Former senator and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has launched a new financial platform under 7th Pillar Integration Systems Corp., aiming to provide Filipinos with a secure, low-cost and fully local alternative for digital payments. The Manny Pay app, which initially operates as a payment gateway, will soon evolve into a full-fledged e-wallet and remittance service, according to 7th Pillar president and CEO Marc Bundalian. "It's definitely going to be an e-wallet but right now we're a payment gateway," Bundalian said in an interview on the sidelines of the launch event held Thursday night. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued Manny Pay a temporary license to operate, giving the company 30 days to demonstrate compliance with regulatory standards. "Normally, the BSP gives temporary licenses to see if the process flow is correct. After 30 days, we'll be g...

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